Summary

  • 32 European strikers were shortlisted

  • A random draw pitted them head-to-head, for you to ultimately pick your winner

  • Ronaldo beat Henry in final

  • Villa and Rooney out in quarters

  • Mbappe and Shearer knocked out in last 16

  • Kane, Bale and Owen were first-round casualties

  • Get involved via #besteurostriker

  1. Semi-final resultspublished at 17:24 British Summer Time 4 June 2020

    And finally, this was how we came about our two finalists. They were comfortable winners too.

    Match 1: Del Piero v Henry - Henry wins with 83%

    Match 2: Ronaldo v Lewandowski - Ronaldo wins with 78%

  2. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 17:22 British Summer Time 4 June 2020

    #besteurostriker or text 81111 (UK only)

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  3. How can you vote?published at 17:20 British Summer Time 4 June 2020

    Vote

    TEN MINUTES LEFT TO VOTE!!!

    Head over HERE to do it.

    You have until 17:30 BST. The results will be announced at 17:45 BST and we will crown the winner of BBC Sport's best euro striker.

  4. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 17:18 British Summer Time 4 June 2020

    #besteurostriker or text 81111 (UK only)

    To BBC SPORT - RONALDO VS HENRY!As prolific as ronaldo is, Henry is one of those strikers that everyone knows. And he has even had an invincible premier league season.... an achievement not owned by many!

    Jack

    Jack

  5. Quarter-final resultspublished at 17:16 British Summer Time 4 June 2020

    Back to the re-cap... David Villa and Zlatan Ibrahimovic were huge losses in the last eight.

    Match 1: Del Piero v Villa - Del Piero 56%

    Match 2: Henry v Ibrahimovic - Henry 77%

    Match 3: Rooney v Ronaldo - Ronaldo 89%

    Match 4: Van Persie v Lewandowski - Lewandowski 70%

  6. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 17:14 British Summer Time 4 June 2020

    #besteurostriker or text 81111 (UK only)

    Marvin: Henry's style of football created footballers like Ronaldo, Ribery, Robben etc. I am voting for Terry Henry.

  7. Postpublished at 17:13 British Summer Time 4 June 2020

    Hang on, could I be being trolled by Gary now?

  8. Postpublished at 17:12 British Summer Time 4 June 2020

    Is someone going to tell Gary or do I have to?

    EUROPEAN STRIKER GARY. Brazil is not in Europe. We have had A LOT of geography talk today.

    There's been a map of europe posted in here and some discussion on where Lionel Messi and Diego Costa were born.

    I'm exhausted.

  9. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 17:11 British Summer Time 4 June 2020

    #besteurostriker or text 81111 (UK only)

    Where is the Brazilian Ronaldo?

    Gary, London

  10. Last 16 resultspublished at 17:09 British Summer Time 4 June 2020

    As Shaun has reminded us, that was one of the big-hitting results of the last 16.

    Kylian Mbappe being knocked out by Alessandro Del Piero was also a moment to remember.

    Thierry Henry continued his 97% domination.

    Match 1: Mbappe v Del Piero - Del Piero wins 65%

    Match 2: Villa v Costa - Villa 83%

    Match 3: Dzeko v Henry - Henry 97%

    Match 4: Ibrahimovic v Shearer - Ibrahimovic 51%

    Match 5: Rooney v Larsson - Rooney 70%

    Match 6: Totti v Ronaldo - Ronaldo 89%

    Match 7: Van Persie v Benzema - Van Persie 73%

    Match 8: Lewandowski v Raul - Lewandowski 62%

  11. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 17:08 British Summer Time 4 June 2020

    #besteurostriker or text 81111 (UK only)

    Shaun Collins: I’m still in shock that Rooney beat larsson - larsson was a far better player, won titles in multiple countries and was successful for his country.

    It's gone Shaun, it's gone...

  12. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 17:06 British Summer Time 4 June 2020

    #besteurostriker or text 81111 (UK only)

    Phil Colling: So the Ronaldo fans vs everyone else - as I predicted!

  13. Postpublished at 17:05 British Summer Time 4 June 2020

    So a few big hitters fell at the first hurdle. Perhaps the biggest shock was Zlatan Ibrahimovic's resounding victory over the legendary Andriy Shevchenko.

    Gareth Bale didn't get going either.

  14. Last 32 resultspublished at 17:02 British Summer Time 4 June 2020

    Match 1: Mbappe v Kane - Mbappe wins 58%

    Match 2: Bale v Del Piero - Del Piero 72%

    Match 3: Villa v Lukaku - Villa 90%

    Match 4: Huntelaar v Costa - Costa 66%

    Match 5: Di Natale v Dzeko - Dzeko 63%

    Match 6: Henry v Trezeguet - Henry 97%

    Match 7: Ibrahimovic v Shevchenko - Zlatan 76%

    Match 8: Shearer v Muller - Shearer 77%

    Mach 9: Rooney v Owen - Rooney 72%

    Match 10: Larsson v Mandzukic - Larsson 77%

    Match 11: Kluivert v Totti - Totti 71%

    Match 12: Ronaldo v Van Nistelrooy - Ronaldo 90%

    Match 13: Toni v Van Persie - Van persie 90%

    Match 14: Benzema v Berbatov - Benzema 66%

    Match 15: Klose v Lewandowski - Lewandowski 78%

    Match 16: Raul v Torres - Raul 70%

  15. Postpublished at 17:00 British Summer Time 4 June 2020

    So as we wind down to the announcement of the winner, here's a recap of how the tournament has gone so far...

  16. How can you vote?published at 16:59 British Summer Time 4 June 2020

    Vote

    Head over HERE to vote.

    You have until 17:30 BST. The results will be announced at 17:45 BST and we will crown the winner of BBC Sport's best euro striker.

  17. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 16:55 British Summer Time 4 June 2020

    #besteurostriker or text 81111 (UK only)

    Feranmi Rasaq Patrice: Thierry Henry wins it for me, he dominated the striker role from the late 90s to mid 2000..

  18. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 16:52 British Summer Time 4 June 2020

    #besteurostriker or text 81111 (UK only)

    Nathan: Is there a way to vote for roque Santa-Cruz? Purely for the pun his name provides every Christmas Day.

    Sadly not Nathan. But when we do a christmas pun competition, we'll let you know.

  19. Postpublished at 16:50 British Summer Time 4 June 2020

    Cristiano Ronaldo may have five Ballon d'Ors but he's not been able to get his hands on an invincible Premier League trophy!

    .Image source, Getty Images
  20. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 16:46 British Summer Time 4 June 2020

    #besteurostriker or text 81111 (UK only)

    Marlon Nyasha: Thierry Henry is the reason i even started watching football and fell in love with the game and with Arsenal at about 6 or 7 years old.

    T: Ronaldo all day